David Bearh wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am learning the HTTP protocol and one of the things I noticed is that
> it is stateless. When I was reading the 3253, it mentions that there
The *protocol* is stateless. The resources you communicat with have state.
> are states. So far I have identified these groupings on states:
>
> checked in vs checked out
>
> locked vs unlocked
>
> Is there a state chart diagram anywhere that explains all of the states
> and transitions for this protocol?
I don't think so.
> Additionally is RFC 3648's ORDERPATCH method generally supported by HTTP
> servers yet?
As far as I know, only by one (SAP's Enterprise Portal server).
Regards, Julian
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